Free Genealogy Sites

Searching free genealogy sites

You don't have to worry about spending a fortune researching your family tree with free genealogy sites. Hundreds of free resources are available on the Internet for you to use right now.

Research Your Family Tree with Free Genealogy Sites

A very easy way to get started on your family tree is to start searching free genealogy sites. Find as much information as possible from your family members about your ancestors and then start using genealogy search engines to learn more about them.

Sites for Free Genealogy Research

  • Ancestor Hunt - Ancestor Hunt has unique search resources such as an obituary search portal, surname search portal, and genealogical prison records.
  • Family Search - Family Search by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has a simple search engine with birth, marriage, death, census, church and other information. This site also offers free software such as Personal Ancestral File (PAF) and a colorful printable family tree.
  • Rootsweb - This genealogy community allows you to upload your family tree and work on it directly on the site. The purpose of this is so that other researchers can look at your ancestors and possibly provide you additional information from what they have found. You can also receive support and research information to help your search.
  • Interment.net - Interment.net is a cemetery search site. It has over 5,000 transcriptions from cemeteries all over the world. Simply search for a name or browse by your ancestor's region. The site also has special collections such as National Cemeteries, Woodman of the World, Flooded Cemeteries, and California Missions searches.
  • 1901 Census Online - If you have ancestors from England and Wales, you can search this site, which has a database of over 400 million people. The documents available are between 1841 and 1901. The site also offers a search to find out who lived in your house in the same period by doing an address search.
  • GeneaLinks - Are you looking for marriage information? Try the GeneaLinks site, which has over 30,000 marriage records. The site is interactive in that if you don't see your ancestor's marriage listed, you are free to add it to their database.
  • The USGenWeb Project - This site should be bookmarked in everyone's genealogy research favorite sites' folder. The USGenWeb Project is run by volunteers, who find websites and resources for each state in the United States. Choose the state you are researching in and you'll find information on where you should go to search for whatever you are researching.
  • Genealogy Today - On this website, you can search 22,700 funeral cards, which will have a death date and name of the funeral home. You can also search the American railways, food rationing books, criminal records, and business cards.
  • CensusDiggins.com - Search civil war, census, marriage, death, voting, and will records on this website. You can also find a large list of other places where you can do genealogical searches.
  • The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. - Search Ellis Island/Port of New York records for people who migrated to the United States via this route. You can search by ship, passenger's name, gender and approximate birth date.

Finding Other Free Genealogy Research Sites

If you don't find the information you are looking for on the sites above, use some of the search engines listed on the sites or do a search for other free genealogy research sites. Many genealogy sites have forums, where you can ask questions about where to find information; so, take advantage of those to further your search!